Robotics Challenge

Robotics Challenge

WASHINGTON, United States - Photo shows Schaft, a humanoid robot developed by Japanese venture company Schaft Inc., at the DARPA Robotics Challenge in Homestead, Florida, on Dec. 21, 2013. Schaft won the two-day contest hosted by the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to prove robotic performance capabilities in disaster situations, advancing to the final competition in late 2014.

Robotics Challenge

Robotics Challenge

WASHINGTON, United States - Photo shows Schaft, a humanoid robot developed by Japanese venture company Schaft Inc., and its team at the DARPA Robotics Challenge in Homestead, Florida, on Dec. 21, 2013. Schaft won the two-day contest hosted by the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to prove robotic performance capabilities in disaster situations, advancing to the final competition in late 2014.

17 humanoid robots compete in DARPA Robotics Challenge

17 humanoid robots compete in DARPA Robotics Challenge

WASHINGTON, United States - Schaft, a humanoid robot developed by Japanese venture company Schaft Inc., attaches a hose to a hydrant at the DARPA Robotics Challenge in Homestead, Florida, on Dec. 20, 2013. Seventeen robots are taking part in the two-day contest hosted by the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to prove their performance abilities in an unpredictable disaster situation.

17 humanoid robots compete in DARPA Robotics Challenge

17 humanoid robots compete in DARPA Robotics Challenge

WASHINGTON, United States - Schaft, a humanoid robot developed by Japanese venture company Schaft Inc., opens a door to walk through it at the DARPA Robotics Challenge in Homestead, Florida, on Dec. 20, 2013. Seventeen robots are taking part in the two-day contest hosted by the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to prove their performance abilities in an unpredictable disaster situation.